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As I continue my walk across America from Atlanta into Alabama, I\u2019ve met countless everyday heroes \u2014 hardworking parents, devoted friends, and faithful community builders \u2014 who pour their lives into lifting up neighbors and restoring hope in forgotten neighborhoods. Their quiet sacrifices rarely make headlines, but they produce real, lasting change. That is why I\u2019ve been deeply dismayed by leaders back home in Chicago<\/a> and across the nation who seem far more eager to defend Nicol\u00e1s Maduro<\/a>, a brutal dictator whose regime has tortured, starved, and crushed its own people \u2014 rather than confront the rampant violence, poverty, and failing schools devastating far too many American communities.<\/p>\n

After President Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s decisive action to remove Maduro, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson chose not to stand for justice or human rights. Instead, he condemned the move as an “illegal regime change abroad” and claimed it was “solely about oil and power.” He even linked it to the “dehumanization of migrants from Venezuela” by the “far right.” He has since doubled down through multiple posts on X \u2014 as if defending a tyrant who has driven millions to flee their homeland is somehow compassionate.<\/p>\n

Why would a city mayor, with no international authority, insert himself into global affairs like this? I understand that local governance may not feel revolutionary enough. But supporting Maduro\u2019s government \u2014 with its documented record of torture and extrajudicial killings \u2014 isn’t solidarity. It\u2019s siding with evil.<\/p>\n

WALKING ACROSS AMERICA SHOWED ME WHY FAITH AND FREE THOUGHT CAN STILL WIN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Johnson isn\u2019t the only one. Leftist mayors like New York\u2019s Zohran Mamdani<\/a> and Los Angeles\u2019 Karen Bass reflect a troubling pattern, aligning with anti-American narratives that prioritize ideological posturing over real suffering and crises within their own cities.<\/p>\n

These mayors<\/a> were elected to fix potholes, improve schools, and reduce crime \u2014 yet they spend invaluable time and energy condemning Trump while effectively giving dictators carte blanche. Do they not care about the people in their own backyards? Or are they advancing some international agenda that undermines the American Dream right here at home?<\/p>\n

This distraction is painfully evident in Chicago, where our streets are plagued with violence and our children are trapped in underperforming schools. Yet, the Chicago Teachers Union jumped into the fray. On X, they promoted an “emergency protest” against what it called “U.S. aggression against Venezuela,” calling to “STOP THE BOMBINGS” and framing the situation as imperialist war.<\/p>\n

Their X post urged people to join them at Chicago\u2019s Federal Plaza. The post was co-sponsored by groups like the Anti-War Committee and the Party for Socialism and Liberation. Why is a teachers’ union<\/a>, which should be focused on raising literacy rates and preparing kids for success, rallying for a regime that has crushed its own people’s freedoms? And why are taxpayers footing the bill?<\/p>\n

It gets worse. I recently saw a Freedom Foundation post stating that the CTU took a trip to Venezuela to “visit with government officials and teachers and tour communes.” I don\u2019t even know what “tour communes” are, but what is the CTU doing in Venezuela and, again, why on the taxpayer\u2019s dime?<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

This is not about peace. This is about ideology. When politics becomes a false religion, it breeds rage and division, and it pulls us away from the faith and merit<\/a> that build strong communities.<\/p>\n

My walk is about reclaiming that foundation. Everywhere I go, I talk to Americans who believe in earning success through hard work, not handouts or excuses. Restoring merit means teaching trades, fostering entrepreneurship<\/a>, and instilling values that lift people out of poverty \u2014 like the work being done at Project H.O.O.D. back in Chicago’s South Side. Restoring merit means believing in America.<\/p>\n

At this point, we must be brutally honest. These mayors are not here to help us. Where\u2019s their progress? It isn\u2019t there. They don\u2019t believe in America. They don\u2019t believe in us, the Americans. The reality is that “We the People” have to lead. It\u2019s on us. We have to be the change. We have to step outside our doors and talk to our neighbors and take steps to help, however small they may be.<\/p>\n

As I press on with this walk, my faith reminds me that God calls us to justice and truth, not to prop up tyrants or play politics with people\u2019s lives. The American Dream isn’t about siding with dictators. It\u2019s about creating opportunity for all, earned through merit and perseverance. It\u2019s about believing in America.<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM PASTOR COREY BROOKS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/why-would-city-mayor-defend-dictator-while-his-own-streets-continue-burn <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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